BERKELEY — Sixteen true freshmen have earned playing time for the Bruins this year, which is two short of tying the school record for rookies in a year set in 2013 under former head coach Jim Mora’s second season, but only 10 have burned their redshirt eligibility halfway through the season.

Players are now eligible to appear in as many as four games without using a whole year of eligibility. On Saturday against Cal, receiver Michael Ezieke became the 10th true freshman to appear in his fifth game this season. The Colony High alumnus did not play in the season opener.

Receiver Kyle Philips appeared to be on the same path since debuting in the season opener, but he missed last week’s game against Washington with an undisclosed injury and did not travel to Cal this weekend. He has played in just four games and could be eligible for a redshirt if he does not return this season.

Receiver Delon Hurt, defensive back Rayshad Williams and linebacker Bo Calvert appeared in their fourth games Saturday. If they play next week against Arizona, they would no longer be eligible for a redshirt.

Linebacker Elijah Wade has played in just three games this season with Saturday’s appearance after nursing a training camp injury for most of the early season.

Defensive back Elisha Guidry made his UCLA debut late in the game Saturday, becoming the 16th true freshman to get on the field for the Bruins.

Murphy still sidelined

Offensive lineman Justin Murphy missed his second straight game after appearing to injure his leg late in the fourth quarter against Colorado on Sept. 28. The grad transfer from Texas Tech traveled to the Bay Area with the team, but watched the game from the sideline.

Den Bleyker out

For the first time in his career, Johnny Den Bleyker did not serve as long snapper for the Bruins. The junior has snapped for every punt and field goal attempt since the beginning of the 2016 season, but was not with the team Saturday at Cal.

Walk-on Koby Walsh, a junior from Notre Dame High in Sherman Oaks, made his UCLA debut in Den Bleyker’s place, snapping on punts and placekicks. J.J. Molson made all three of his field goal attempts.

Quick hits

Outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips and running back Soso Jamabo also did not appear to travel to the game this weekend. Phillips has missed the past two weeks of practice. Jamabo was not see on the practice field this week.

Thuc Nhi Nguyen has covered UCLA for the Southern California News Group since 2016. A proud Seattle native, she majored in journalism and mathematics at the University of Washington. She likes graphs, animated GIFs and superheroes.